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The traitorous minister Xu Youzhen made a bad anecdote

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The traitorous minister Xu Youzhen made a bad anecdote

In the eighth year of Jingtai (1457), Emperor Ming was seriously ill, Xu Youzhen, Shi Heng, Cao Jixiang and others planned to launch a change to seize the door, supported the restoration of Emperor Mingyingzong, and was worshiped as a scholar of Huagaidian University, a soldier Shangshu, and a martial artist, with great power in his hands, and unlimited scenery for a while.

The scholar Xue Jue was quite highly respected by Emperor Yingzong, and Xu Youzhen was afraid that he would one day surpass his status, so he tried to rectify him. One day, When Emperor Mingyingzong wanted to send someone to Jiangnan to procure goods, Xu Youzhen thought of a plan, and when he was about to enter the dynasty, he said to Xue Jue: "If I talk about this matter more, I am afraid that I will anger the emperor." When you see me playing, you will talk about it, and then touch me in the back and remind me to advise me on this matter. ”

Xue Jue believed it to be true. After entering the dynasty, Xu Youzhen played a farewell game, and Xue Jue stayed behind him. Halfway through the conversation, Xu Youzhen suddenly said loudly, "Xue Jue has something to say to the emperor." ”

Emperor Yingzong asked what he wanted to say, but Xue Jue had nothing to do in his haste, so he had to advise him on the matters that Jiangnan had procured, and Emperor Yingzong was very dissatisfied with him and began to snub him.

However, Xu Youzhen's fate was not good, when he fought with Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang for power, he was framed, imprisoned, and demoted to Guangdong to participate in politics, and later exiled to Yunnan Jinyawei. Shi Heng was released after his defeat. In the eighth year of Emperor Mingxian's reign (1472), Xu Youzhen died depressed at the age of 66.

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